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If you came of age in the aerobics-and-willpower era, you were probably taught that soreness was a badge of honor and exhaustion meant you did it “right.” Push harder. Sweat more. Override the body. Earn your rest. And for a while, that mindset might have worked. Then midlife arrived. Suddenly the rules changed, and no one handed you the updated manual. What I see over and over in my work with midlife women is this. The same intensity that once brought results now brings fati

Every January, the pattern repeats itself. You make the list. You feel the familiar surge of hope. This time will be different. You're going to meal prep on Sundays. Start that yoga practice. Cut back on the wine. Journal daily. Get your hormones checked. Finally find a morning routine that sticks. Maybe even meditate. By February, maybe March if you're lucky, it's all fallen apart again. And there you are, standing in the rubble of another failed restart, wondering what's wr

Something shifted in my coaching session today. My client—let's call her Sarah—sat a little straighter. Her voice had a clarity I hadn't heard before. "I finally get it," she said. "I don't have to apologize." We'd been working together for three months. Sarah had made real progress with her sleep, her movement, her brain health protocols. But the holidays were looming, and with them, the familiar dread. "My sister always makes these elaborate desserts," she explained in our

You used to recover quickly from workouts. Now your legs feel heavy for days after a session that wouldn't have fazed you two years ago. Your midsection has developed a mind of its own despite eating the same way you always have. You're working out as much—or more—than you used to, but your body seems to be moving in the opposite direction. And somewhere in the back of your mind, there's a nagging question: Is this just what happens now? Do I accept this as inevitable? I see

Picture yourself able to stay connected to your center when life is smooth and when it's falling apart. Somatic healing teaches you to hold space for contradictions—to feel both the fear and the hope, to know when to act and when to rest, to honor both the wounds and the wonder. That persistent ache you keep trying to ignore? It's not weakness. It's your body asking for your attention. Our minds will tell us stories, but our bodies tell the truth. I learned this truth twice—